SHANLAX International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities shanlax #SINCE1990 http://www.shanlaxjournals.com 89 Essentials of Organizational Leadership for Quality Enhancement in Educational Institutions Sushant Kumar Nayak Assistant Professor Department of Education Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4267-767X Abstract Striving excellence in all spheres and managing with a proper strategic plan is the articulated vision of a true leader. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of United States, quoted, ‘Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want to be done because he wants to do it.’ The supervision, foresight, executives, managerial skill, communication, and positive approach of the organizational leader multiplies the quality and ensures the development of an educational institute. The work culture, behavior, commitment, dedication, and honesty of the leader refect in the whole system. In educational institutions, effective leadership is a key factor in switching the prospects more towards the building of healthy organizations in terms of human resource development and growth. The democratic value and professional ethics must be upheld by the leader to maintain the internal environment of the organization and the achievement of quality objectives. With the help of secondary resources and literature, this paper seeks to highlight the role of organizational leader and importance of Organizational leadership for quality up-gradation of human resources in the context of educational institutions. Keywords: Organizational leadership, Human Resource Development, Strategic Plan and Professional ethics. Introduction The quality of an institution is primarily upheld by the human resource associated with it, where each of the members acts as a joining stick to pace, the growth and success of the organization. To direct these resources in the proper direction, effective leadership is most needed for the excellence of the organization. To be an effective leader, a person must possess certain qualities or certain sources of infuence that other group members readily have to access his instruction for better performance. In a true sense, a leader is someone who acts as a catalyst to make human to human resource. “Good leaders develop through a never-ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience” (Jago, 1982). Educational institutions have a lead role in converting the so-called children’s into future citizens. To acquire this objective, strong and effective leadership is the need of the hour. Organizational leadership is the differentiating factor in quality enhancement, and it making “good” organizations “great.” The supervision and effective leadership ability is the base for the excellence of an institution. The managerial skill, communication, and positive approach of the organizational leader multiply the quality and ensure the development of an educational institute. “Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial, and moral leadership among students and become their role model.” (Abdul Kalam) OPEN ACCESS Manuscript ID: ASH-2020-08012407 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Month: July Year: 2020 P-ISSN: 2321-788X E-ISSN: 2582-0397 Received: 20.03.2020 Accepted: 17.06.2020 Published: 02.07.2020 Citation: Nayak, Sushant Kumar. “Essentials of Organizational Leadership for Quality Enhancement in Educational Institutions.” Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities, vol. 8, no. 1, 2020, pp. 89–92. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/ sijash.v8i1.2407 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License